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    • Mitigation of surfactant erythrocyte toxicity by egg phosphatidylcholine 

      Gould, L. A.; Lansley, A. B.; Brown, Marc; Forbes, B.; Martin, Gary P. (2000-10)
      Polyoxyethylene alkyl ether surfactants have been shown to have excellent penetration enhancing abilities although they are associated with a high level of local toxicity. We have compared the toxicity of a range of ...

    • Mitochondrial DNA, a Powerful Tool to Decipher Ancient Human Civilization from Domestication to Music, and to Uncover Historical Murder Cases 

      Merheb, Maxime; Matar, Rachel; Hodeify, Rawad; Siddiqui, Shoib Sarwar; Vazhappilly, Cijo George; Marton, John; Azharuddin, Syed; Al Zouabi, Hussain (2019-05-09)
      Mitochondria are unique organelles carrying their own genetic material, independent from that in the nucleus. This review will discuss the nature of mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) and its levels in the cell, which are the key ...

    • Mitochondrial donation or the Reality of the Myth of 'Three parents, One Baby' 

      Carr, Claudia (2015-06)
      In February 2015, MP’s debated a motion in the House of Commons to approve the Human Fertilisation and Embryology (Mitochondrial Donation) Regulations 2015. Having passed that hurdle, the Regulations still require approval ...

    • Mitochondrial heteroplasmy and the evolution of insecticide resistance : Non-Mendelian inheritance in action 

      Van Leeuwen, Thomas; Vanholme, Bartel; Van Pottelberge, Steven; Van Nieuwenhuyse, Pieter; Nauen, Ralf; Tirry, Luc; Denholm, Ian (2008-04-22)
      Genes encoded by mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) exist in large numbers per cell but can be selected very rapidly as a result of unequal partitioning of mtDNA between germ cells during embryogenesis. However, empirical studies ...

    • Mitochondrial Targeting and Imaging with Small Organic Conjugated Fluorophores: A Review 

      Bassin, Jatinder; Dimitriadi, Maria; Cook, Michael T.; Abelha, Thais Fedatto; Calvo-Castro, Jesus (2022-09-19)
      The last decade has seen an increasingly large number of studies reporting on the development of novel small organic conjugated systems for mitochondrial imaging exploiting optical signal transduction pathways. Mitochondria ...

    • Mixed infection by Clostridium difficile in an in vitro model of the human gut 

      Baines, Simon D.; Crowther, Grace S.; Todhunter, Sharie L.; Freeman, Jane; Chilton, Caroline H.; Fawley, Warren N.; Wilcox, Mark H. (2013)
      OBJECTIVES: Clostridium difficile infection (CDI) is still a major clinical challenge. Previous studies have demonstrated multiple distinct C. difficile strains in the faeces of patients with CDI; yet whether true mixed ...

    • Mixed Methods 

      Alexander, Victoria; Thomas, Hilary; Cronin, Ann; Fielding, Jane; Moran-Ellis, Jo (SAGE Publications, 2016)

    • A Mixed Methods Exploration of the Sense of Self among People Diagnosed with Asperger Syndrome in Adulthood 

      Tilki, Susan (University of Hertfordshire, 2015-02-19)
      Asperger syndrome is a relatively recent diagnostic classification. Several factors, including a high prevalence of mental illness, mean receiving a diagnosis in adulthood is a very unique experience but remarkably there ...

    • Mixed methods research : The best of both worlds? 

      van Griensven, Hubert; Moore, Ann; Hall, Valerie (2014-10-31)
      Introduction There has been a bias towards quantitative research approaches within manual therapy, which may have resulted in a narrow understanding of manual therapy practice. The aim of this Masterclass is to make a ...

    • A Mixed Methods Study of Adherence to Prophylactic Treatment Among Young People With Haemophilia 

      Van Os, Sandra Barbara (2016-07-27)
      Introduction Haemophilia is an inherited bleeding disorder caused by a deficiency in one of the coagulation or blood clotting factors in the blood. When injured someone with haemophilia does not bleed more intensely than ...

    • Mixed mode fatigue crack propagation behaviour of aluminium F357 alloy 

      Grasso, Marzio; Xu, Yigeng; Russo, Roberto; Rosiello, Vincenzo (2018-08-01)
      Manufacturing defects are often not in the plane perpendicular to the loading direction and will propagate under mixed mode fatigue loading condition. This paper presents a numerical study of mixed mode crack growth behaviour ...

    • Mixed ownership, managerial incentives and bank competition 

      Saha, B.; Sensarma, R. (2011-10-01)
      We consider deposit competition between two banks, where prior to competition one bank is subjected to a nationalization decision and the other bank chooses managerial incentives. The government who maximizes a modified ...

    • A Mixed-Methods Study of Eating Behaviours and Mealtime Experiences in Relation to Young People with Tourette Syndrome 

      Bamigbade, Sandra-Eve (2021-12-10)
      Research suggests that young people with neurodevelopmental disorders experience an increased prevalence of selective eating compared with their typically developing counterparts. However, very little research has specifically ...

    • The MIXR sample: AGN activity versus star formation across the cross-correlation of WISE, 3XMM, and FIRST/NVSS 

      Mingo, B.; Watson, M. G.; Rosen, S. R.; Hardcastle, M. J.; Ruiz, A.; Blain, A.; Carrera, F. J.; Mateos, S.; Pineau, F. X.; Stewart, G. C. (2016-11-01)
      We cross-correlate the largest available Mid-Infrared (WISE), X-ray (3XMM) and Radio (FIRST+NVSS) catalogues to define the MIXR sample of AGN and star-forming galaxies. We pre-classify the sources based on their positions ...

    • MK-801 interaction with the 5-HT transporter : A real-time study in brain slices using fast cyclic voltammetry 

      Iravani, Mahmoud M.; Muscat, R.; Kruk, Z. L. (1999-06-01)
      The effects of a noncompetitive N-methyl-D-aspartate (NMDA) receptor antagonist dizocilpine ((+)-MK-801) and a competitive NMDA antagonist, (+/-)-3-2-carboxypiperazin-4-yl-propyl-1-phosphonic acid (CPP) were compared in ...

    • The Mk3.5 aEIT System: a Review of Recent Updates and Future Trends 

      Mohamed-Samuri, S.; Denai, Mouloud; Panoutsos, G.; Mahfouf, M.; Mills, G.H.; Meekings, T.; Linkens, D.A.; Brown, B.H. (2009)
      The Mk3.5 absolute EIT system provides the ability to non-invasively and continuously monitor the absolute resistivity and regional ventilation distribution in the lungs. This can greatly enhance clinical diagnosis of lung ...

    • ML-based estimation of the number of devices in industrial networks using unlicensed bands : (Best workshop paper) 

      Baiyekusi, Oluwatobi; Lee, Haeyoung; Moessner, Klaus (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), 2022-10-21)
      Advanced automation is being adopted by manu-facturing facilities and wireless technologies are set to be a key component in driving the factories of the future. It is expected that private cellular networks and WLAN ...

    • Mo-92(alpha,alpha)Mo-92 scattering, the Mo-92-alpha optical potential, and the Ru-96(gamma,alpha)Mo-92 reaction rate at astrophysically relevant energies 

      Fulop, Zs.; Gyurky, Gy.; Mate, Z.; Somorjai, E.; Zolnai, L.; Galaviz, D.; Babilon, M.; Mohr, P.; Zilges, A.; Rauscher, T.; Oberhummer, H.; Staudt, G. (2001-12)
      The elastic scattering cross section of (MO)-M-92(alpha,alpha)Mo-92 has been measured at energies of E-c.m. approximate to 13, 16, and 19 MeV in a wide angular range. The real and imaginary parts of the optical potential ...

    • MOA-2011-BLG-262Lb : A sub-earth-mass moon orbiting a gas giant primary or a high velocity planetary system in the galactic bulge 

      Bennett, D. P.; Batista, V.; Bond, I. A.; Bennett, C. S.; Suzuki, D.; Beaulieu, J. P.; Udalski, A.; Donatowicz, J.; Bozza, V.; Abe, F.; Botzler, C. S.; Freeman, M.; Fukunaga, D.; Fukui, A.; Itow, Y.; Koshimoto, N.; Ling, C. H.; Masuda, K.; Matsubara, Y.; Muraki, Y.; Namba, S.; Ohnishi, K.; Rattenbury, N. J.; Saito, To; Sullivan, D. J.; Sumi, T.; Sweatman, W. L.; Tristram, P.J.; Tsurumi, N.; Wada, K.; Yock, P. C. M.; Albrow, M. D.; Bachelet, E.; Brillant, S.; Caldwell, J.A.R.; Cassan, A.; Cole, A. A.; Corrales, E.; Coutures, C.; Dieters, S.; Dominis Prester, D.; Fouqué, P.; Greenhill, J.; Horne, K.; Koo, J. R.; Kubas, D.; Marquette, J. B.; Martin, R.; Menzies, J.W.; Sahu, K. C.; Wambsganss, J.; Williams, A.; Zub, M.; Choi, J. Y.; Depoy, D. L.; Dong, Subo; Gaudi, B. S.; Gould, A.; Han, C.; Henderson, C. B.; Lee, C. U.; Pogge, R. W.; Shin, I. G.; Yee, J. C.; Szymański, M. K.; Skowron, J.; Poleski, R.; Kozłowski, S.; Wyrzykowski, L.; Kubiak, M.; Pietrukowicz, P.; Pietrzyński, G.; Soszyński, I.; Ulaczyk, K.; Tsapras, Y.; Street, R. A.; Dominik, M.; Bramich, D.M.; Browne, P.; Hundertmark, M.; Kains, N.; Snodgrass, C.; Steele, I.A.; Dekany, I.; Gonzalez, O. A.; Heyrovský, D.; Kandori, R.; Kerins, E.; Lucas, P.W.; Minniti, D.; Nagayama, T.; Rejkuba, M.; Robin, A.C.; Saito, And R. (2014-04-20)
      We present the first microlensing candidate for a free-floating exoplanet-exomoon system, MOA-2011-BLG-262, with a primary lens mass of M host ∼ 4 Jupiter masses hosting a sub-Earth mass moon. The argument for an exomoon ...

    • MoBIC: An Aid to Increase the Independent Mobility of Blind Travellers 

      Petrie, Helen; Johnson, Valerie; Strothotte, Thomas; Raab, Andreas; Michel, R.; Reichert, Lars; Schalt, Axel (1997-05)
      This article outlines the research of a multi-national team to develop a new travel aid to increase the independent mobility of blind and partially sighted people. The MoBIC travel aid (MoTA) consists of two inter-related ...